Expert second opinion services in pathology

Why a second opinion is useful

Diagnosing the right cancer subtype will be determinative for the success of the entire further treatment. Did you know that, for example,
of breast cancer at least 5 subtypes exist that each require a different treatment strategy?

Several recent studies have shown that the number of erroneous diagnoses is surprisingly higher than was previously assumed.
The treatment strategy is entirely determined by the diagnosis. An inaccurate diagnosis may lead to a wrong treatment.

Asking for a second assessment of your biopsy is not a sign of distrust of your treating physician.
More and more doctors recommend a second assessment of your biopsy.

A correct diagnosis of your specimen is of vital importance.
Having your biopsy reviewed by independent pathology experts will ensure correct interpretation and appropriate treatment
and bring peace to your mind.

How we work

STEP 1: Register on our website.

You will receive a confirmation email if your registration is successful.

STEP 2: We will contact you by telephone.

We further explain the procedure so that you know exactly what you can expect from us.
We guide you through a few additional questions:

• The name of the patient. This can be yourself or a family member or acquaintance;
• The name of the doctor who took the biopsy, or the name of the hospital where the biopsy was taken;
• The consent of the patient that the doctors of Biopsy.me can request the specimen and associated pathology report.

From this moment on we take further care. We handle the further steps:

STEP 3: Our doctors request all the specimens and original reports.

We check whether the information is complete and whether we have received all tissue sections.
Our doctors decide which expert in our network will assess your biopsy.

STEP 4: The expert pathologist analyzes the biopsy.

We aim to always receive a response from the expert pathologist within 48 hours of receiving the biopsy.

STEP 5: We inform you about the expert pathologist's report.

A doctor from biopsy.me will contact you to explain the expert's report.
You can also choose to forward this report directly to a doctor appointed by you (which we recommend).
In the meantime, the biopsy is returned to the lab of origin without delay.